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It Happened To Me: My Mom Met A Man At A Mixer For Widows. He Stole Her House, Her Savings And Our Inheritance
We didn't yet know that she had a neurological disease—but the man who wormed into her life did. And before she died, he abused and isolated her. How to…
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It Happened To Me: My Mother’s Heroin Dealer Handed Me A Persian Kitten When I Was Five To Keep Me Occupied
It set me up for a lifetime of deep bonding —even obsession— with Persian Cats.
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It Happened To Me: Thanks To My ADHD, The Best Money I Ever Made Was At A Strip Club
Plus: Get Paid (A Little Less But Still Money!) To Share Your Story Here Too!
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NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN Untouched By Lame-O Editing Hands "It Happened To Me"
We ran an It Happened To Me. The writer posted that it was “heavily edited” and that she wasn't happy. So in a Sassy/Jane/xoJane/AJPT first, we are…
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It Happened To Me: I Dated A Guy Who Used The Little Blue Pills Without Telling Me. FYI, Our Combined Age Was 152.
Plus: Photo Evidence of Jane Caught In The Unscrupulous Act
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It Happened To Me: I Confronted The Girl Who Turned All My Friends Against Me In High School And Asked Her Why She Made My Life A Living…
When I told my former "friend" Sue how I felt about her bullying me relentlessly, she claimed she “didn’t remember.” But karma is taking care of her.
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It Happened To Me: The Lowest Moment Of My Addiction Was Still Not My Rock Bottom (Part 2 Of The Rose Quartz Incident)
My husband was embarrassed by my first essay but I did finally get sober. After almost dying.
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It Happened To Me: I Was Asked To Identify The Body Of A Suicide Victim
I examined the photo of a dead kid —aka "the body"— and I can tell you right now, what happens in real life is nothing like what happens on the TV…
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It Happened To Me: My Autism Became The Gift That Made Me A Completely Unique And Accurate Astrologer
I was always the best matchmaker, I saw things my siblings didn't, and after my closest friend died, I tapped into the powers I inherited from my mom…
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It Happened To Me: My Baby Was Not Compatible With Living And I Said Goodbye To Her All Alone
I couldn't understand why I was being asked to have a baby that was going to die. Then, the six-hour ordeal I was promised turned into a 36-hour…
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Rain Phoenix's It Happened To Me: My First Boyfriend Slept With My Second Boyfriend — And I Walked In On Them. I was 16.
It’s strange to even write about it, but it was my first experience of heartbreak in early life. One that would soon be eclipsed by the devastating…
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It Happened To Me: I Worked At An Escort Service. But That's Not The 'It Happened To Me' Part! I Also Stole Two Cats From Them With My Mom's…
PLUS: Announcing our brand new advice column! You will die when you hear! Get in line for the best relationship advice ever now!
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